Posts Tagged ‘education’

Today we have bigger houses but smaller families.
More incomes but more divorces.
Nicer houses but broken homes.

We have higher income but lower morale.
We spend more but have less.
We buy more but enjoy it less.
We have more amenities but less time.
We have more spare time but less fun.

We have more kinds of food but less good nutrition.
We have too much fast food and more medicine but less health.

We have learnt to rush but not to wait.
We laugh too little. Get angry too quickly.
We get up too late. Read too little.
We watch too much TV. And are less considerate.
We talk too much, love too little and lie too often.

We learned how to make a living but not how to live.
We have years to live but can’t add years to life.
We multiplied our properties and estates but we reduced our values and morals.

We have more experts but more problems.
We use phone, emails, MSN too often but have less personal communication…
We write more but learn less.
We plan more but finish less.
We have more quantity than quality.

We have higher buildings but lower tempers.
We have wider streets but more narrow points of view.
We went all the way to the moon and back, yet we can’t cross the street to meet our neighbours.
We have split up atoms but can’t break down our prejudices.

Start from today, don’t “save” anything for “special occasions”.
Treat everyday as a special occasion instead.

Start from today, spend more time with your family and friends.
Tell your family and friends how much you love them.

Look for realization, read more. Sit and enjoy the view.
Eat your favorite food and visit places you love.
Drink from your finest crystal glasses, eat from your good china.
Don’t save up your best perfume or cologne, use it everyday instead.

Erase expressions like “later”, “some other time” and “not now” from your vocabulary.
Don’t hesitate to allow the laughter and joy into your life.
Realize that every day, every hour and every minute is unique.
Life is about moments of joy, not moments of survival.

Will you share this message with somebody you like and care about?
Don’t tell yourself you’ll share it “later”.
If you do I guarantee you won’t share it “later”.